Case-finding with the anxiety sub-scale of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale in an observational cohort: Sensitivity, specificity, and cost-effectiveness
Case-finding for common mental illness in the postnatal period is cost-effective. Compared to no case-finding, EPDS alone is more cost-effective than EPDS+. If decision-makers want to maximise identification of cases, EPDS+ could be cost-effective depending on how much they are willing to pay.
Authors
- Carolyn Chew‐Graham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9722-9981)
- Kylie Watson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8131-2078)
- Elizabeth Camacho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9574-7710)
- Emily Eisner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5164-2407)
- Dean McMillan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2901-8410)
- Simon M. Gilbody (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8236-6983)
- Elizabeth Littlewood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4606-4590)
- Gemma Shields (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4869-7524)
Institutions
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of York (GB)
- Keele University (GB)
- Hull York Medical School (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Affective Disorders
- Published
- 2025-04-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2025.04.009
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Research for Patient Benefit Programme